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Or at least he's trying to... It's been well publicized that after the loss tot he Redskins Donovan McNabb called a players only team meeting in an attempt to right the ship. At his press conference yesterday he spoke about the meeting.

"I called it because I thought it was definitely needed," McNabb said. "It was something people needed to hear. If you're sitting here 2-3 and think we're OK, then you're wrong. You can be an older guy. You can be a younger guy. It doesn't matter. If there's something you want to say, get it off your chest. I felt it was needed.

"This isn't something in which you want to stand up and say, 'I'm the leader,' " he added. "You set the tone by getting out there on the field and doing it, and if you have something to say, you speak about it. It's something that people take heart in what we're doing. You have to enjoy your job, have passion for your job, and my passion relies on me going out and doing what I have to do and winning. And if we're not doing it, then I have a problem with it.

"I think everyone has to understand what situation we're in. It's a one-game-at-a-time approach, but you have to have a sense of urgency to go out and change that."

Brian Westbrook and Brian Dawkins were supportive of McNabb's meeting.

"As a leader on this team, you expect things like that from him," Westbrook said.

"He's straight, direct, blunt and honest with his situation, with himself, first, which I think is always a great leadership quality," free safety Brian Dawkins said, when asked about McNabb's manner. "You deal with yourself and your issues first, as far as what [you] need to fix, and then call it as [you see] it with the rest of us. I think, hopefully, to a man, we understood. I know I did, anyway . . . I'm on the exact same page with him.

Lorenzo Booker seemed to get the point.

"You could have heard a pin drop in there, that's for sure," said second-year running back Lorenzo Booker. "Really, there's no more time to talk. Yeah, we know we're good, but that doesn't matter. The fact of the matter is we're 2-3, so we can sit up here and talk about how good we are or how close the games are that we lost, but we still lost. Everybody knows we have to start putting this talk into action or we're just going to be average."

We should see just how much McNabb's words have sunk in this Sunday.

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all he needs is a fucking milk mustache

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by foos05 on Oct 9, 2008 2:38 PM EDT   0 recs

didn’t you hear? he’s preggers man! He’s gonna name it Andy

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by foos05 on Oct 9, 2008 2:46 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Jokes aside

10 points for McNabb for growing a set and trying to lead this team for once

"Watching Big Ben kiss the canvas nine times in Philly was like watching a guy fighting a school of sharks -- with everyone rooting for the sharks."

by 700 Level on Oct 9, 2008 3:16 PM EDT   0 recs

yeah, i guess 10 years is better than never, huh?

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by foos05 on Oct 9, 2008 3:17 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

thats what I'm saying ...

it’s about time …

I hope someone stood up and said “Listen Number 5 maybe we would all get a little more of that fire inside if you would stop fucking laughing every time you threw a ball at our feet. That shit gets old”

"I need to do a better job of putting players in the right position to perennially come up short of expectations"

by Whodie126 on Oct 9, 2008 3:59 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

It’s been a weird week. Let me see if I we can get this right —

    * Reid announces Brian Westbrook has fractured ribs. Panic rightfully ensues.
    * Donovan McNabb calls players only meeting, describes himself as "embarassed" by the team’s play.
    * Tony Hunt is no longer this team’s fullback
    * Trevor Laws is going to get into the defensive line rotation
    * So is Victor Abiamiri
    * Hank Baskett’s playmate girlfriend talks about their video phone sex life on television
    * Kevin Curtis is coming back
    * Desean Jackson says he wants to put on a big show for his hometown fans this weekend

Anyone have anything they want to add? Did Koy kill a deer? I think that would be list-worthy.

by BFH on Oct 9, 2008 3:56 PM EDT   0 recs

No, he tried but his beard flew up into his eyes and he missed. I actually don’t know if Koy has a beard, but he always seemed like he should.

Funny story, I went to Lehigh and the Eagles would park their cars in my fraternity parking lot cause it was across the street from where they stayed during camp. Most players have Escalades with 22"s and tinted windows…. not Koy, he had a 1990 2-toned Ford Explorer with Mud all over it. Just seemed fitting.

by Clyde Simmons on Oct 9, 2008 4:25 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I was at a charity playground build once with the entire Eagles team and Koy actually hid behind a tent so Andy Reid didn’t see him not helping.

by JasonB on Oct 9, 2008 4:49 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

team player huh

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by foos05 on Oct 9, 2008 5:30 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

No but i did last saturday

I must be white.

I know… i swore i’d stop

"Watching Big Ben kiss the canvas nine times in Philly was like watching a guy fighting a school of sharks -- with everyone rooting for the sharks."

by 700 Level on Oct 9, 2008 4:27 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

when is Kevin Curtis coming back ? that is some good news

i was about to jump off of wachovia center but one of akers’ kicks smacked me right in the face and knocked me backwards…

by EAGLE_MAN71 on Oct 9, 2008 5:19 PM EDT   0 recs

Pre-Bye Week

Eagles are 1-6 before the Bye-Week since 2001 when they’ve had it midseason. The only exception was 2004.

Its the pre-Bye week and we are going to face and incredibly weak team.

Time to break the trend.

“Come on man, we’re way better than this.” (McNabb in 2004 during a tough spot)

by Andrew B on Oct 9, 2008 11:05 PM EDT   0 recs

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